Children in Need Teams
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v12i2.455Keywords:
<i>Children in Need</i>, <i>organisational climate</i>, <i>organisational culture</i>, <i>staff support and development</i>Abstract
This article summarises a short research and development project undertaken in one UK Social Services Department. The project focused on skills and staffing requirements in ‘Children in Need’ teams and the support processes necessary for such teams to work effectively. The article discusses the concepts of organisational culture and organisational climate and highlights the value of distinguishing the two and of focusing on organisational climate. This provides a means of considering specific issues in a way which is more directly and immediately amenable to management and staff inflxsuence, than can be the case with prescriptions for ‘culture change’. The potential impact of changes in organisational climate on ‘Children in Need’ services is also discussed. Summaries of the project findings and recommendations for further development within the department are presented to illustrate the importance and value of a focus on organisational climate.
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2012-12-26
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Holt, J., & Lawler, J. (2012). Children in Need Teams. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 12(2), 29-47. https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v12i2.455
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